Battle of Fort Buchanan | |||||||
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Part of Apache Wars, American Civil War | |||||||
Ruins of Fort Buchanan in 1914. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Apache | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Michael Buckley | Cochise | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
9 cavalry 1 fort | ~75 warriors | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 killed 1 wounded 1 fort destroyed | ~2 killed | ||||||
Civilian Casualties: 3 killed |
The Battle of Fort Buchanan was an Apache attack on the United States Army post of Old Fort Buchanan in southern Arizona Territory, which occurred on February 17, 1865. Though a skirmish, it ended with a significant Apache victory when they forced the small garrison of California Volunteers to retreat to the Santa Rita Mountains. Fort Buchanan was the only American military post conquered during the war against the Chiricahua.[1]